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Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
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Colonel Robert Sink was very appreciated by all the members of the 506th PIR and saw the designation of the regimental number (506) changing from “Five-Ho-Six” to “Five-Ho-Sink”. He died on December 13, 1965 in Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Mar 1, 2024 · Retired Army Lieutenant General Robert F. Sink, 60, who helped form the paratroops in World War II, died at Womack Army hospital at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Monday. He became ill at his home in Lexington, North Carolina, and was taken to a hospital there before he was transferred to Womack.
Nov 7, 2023 · Lt. General Robert ‘Bob’ Sink grew up in Lexington and went on the command the U.S. Army 506th Parachute Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division during the Battle of the Bulge, liberated a German concentration camp and his unit was instrumental in the capture of Adolf Hitler’s mountaintop retreat.
Jun 6, 2019 · Tonight Is The Night Of Nights. This is the “Tonight is the night of nights” speech which was read aloud to the 506th PIR, 101st AB at the departure airfields on the eve of D-Day, 5th June 1944. Written by Col Robert Sink. Thank God for men like this.
Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a senior United States Army officer who fought during World War II and the Korean War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st Airborne Division, throughout most of World War II, in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Lieutenant General Robert Frederick Sink (April 3, 1905 – December 13, 1965) was a United States Army officer during World War II, the Korean War, and early parts of the Vietnam War, though he was most famous for his command of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.
Robert Sink graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1927. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General in 1961.
COLONEL ROBERT F. SINK. Robert Frederich Sink was born in Lexington, North Carolina in April 3, 1905. Robert Sink studied at West Point, New York where he left graduate in June 14, 1927. His first assignment as a Second Lieutenant was with the 8th Infantry at Fort Screven, Georgia.
